Total Crime Rate
122.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dragon Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dragon Road (AL10 9NX) in the last 12 months was 122.4 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% lower than the Hatfield Central average (207.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dragon Road (AL10 9NX), the main crime hotspot is near Aviation Avenue. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hatfield Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dragon Moth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Errington Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tiger Moth Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tiger Moth Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tiger Moth Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Aviation Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Aviation Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Barlow Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tiger Moth Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Barlow Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Barlow Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cunningham Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Flamingo Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Horsa Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Flamingo Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dragon Moth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nimrod Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tiger Moth Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tiger Moth Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albatross Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halford Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Halford Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Albatross Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Bee Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fillingham Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halford Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fillingham Way | Under investigation |
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